Kahkewaquonaby, a Canadian chief

Category

Library Item

Item no

3640

Title

Kahkewaquonaby, a Canadian chief

Description

A seated man of the Mississauga tribe wears a shirt and is holding a pipe. Attached to a ribbon is a medal outside the man's shirt.

Artist / maker

Hill, David Octavius

Date

1847

Size

20.4 x 14.5 cm

Type

Salted paper print

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Although having a father of Welsh descent, Peter Jones (1802-1956) was born in Canada and grew up with his mother's tribe, the Ojibway. There he was called Kahkewaquonaby, meaning 'Sacred Waving Eagle's Plume'. As a teenager, he was baptised and later became a missionary to the Indians. Hill and Adamson recorded him, when he was preaching in Edinburgh in 1845.

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Clothing and dress > Accessories > Medals

Clothing and dress > Garments > Shirts

People > Adults > Men

Places > North America > Canada

Sport and leisure > Culture > Musical instruments

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